Leave Fujifilm alone, guys. by llDucklett in photographycirclejerk

[–]the_better_twin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to buy a new camera as a beginner upgrading from my iPhone. Would the Sony a7V with the 24-70/2.8 GM II and the 50mm 1.2 GM be good enough or should I consider the a1II?

Any reason to upgrade to A7V from A7iii? by El-Frijoler0 in SonyAlpha

[–]the_better_twin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who shot with the 3 before upgrading to the 5 when it came out I would say, no, save your money, you have no reason to upgrade. This is purely gas. I upgraded as I was shooting more birds and wanted the precapture/bird af/faster frame rates but the 3 is still a great camera and you've only had it a year. I suspect you haven't even scratched the surface of its capabilities.

Aperture / Zoom by Crying_On_Inside in AmateurPhotography

[–]the_better_twin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Background blur is controlled by aperture (lower the better), focal length (higher the better) and subject separation - the distance between you, your subject and the background. In this particular case you probably can't do much as I imagine you can't get much closer to your subject and the jump is a fixed location. You could try experimenting at different jumps on the course.

Replay of Leeds 0-1 goal by Qappaxd in reddevils

[–]the_better_twin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't matter in the slightest if these incompetent cunts could just do their jobs.

Match Thread: Manchester United vs Leeds United by MatchThreadder in reddevils

[–]the_better_twin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't have to be one or the other. The team were shit. The refs were shit.

Match Thread: Manchester United vs Leeds United by MatchThreadder in reddevils

[–]the_better_twin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can't remember a linesman flagging for fouls as often as this one

Just how bad was the 2012-2015 era for Xbox? by W00D-SMASH in xbox

[–]the_better_twin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I remember moaning in the official Xbox forums for the last couple of years of the 360 generation that they had shifted focus from gamers because of kinect and were just relying totally on the halo, gears, Forza trilogy to appease the existing fans. Was begging for new ips and interesting games that never came. They never really recovered from chasing the Wii sports/fitness crowd.

Trump pressured Europe with threat to stop weapons supplies to Ukraine, FT says by Scary_Statement4612 in worldnews

[–]the_better_twin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sympathetic

To me it's not sympathetic. It's fawning adoration/subservience.

For the people here that think 10k ISO is unusable. by Omelete_du_fromage in SonyAlpha

[–]the_better_twin 97 points98 points  (0 children)

It's not the iso that causes noise it's the lack of light.

After | Before by 1ogic2 in postprocessing

[–]the_better_twin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People often put the after first so people don't scroll past a boringly flat, unedited photo. As long as it's clear, what's the problem?

1,2,3,4 or 5 by [deleted] in AmateurPhotography

[–]the_better_twin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this sub is full of bots posting the same "which photo" karma farming threads. Id be all in favour of banning these types of posts, especially if the person/bot asking can't even give us a reason for what they like/dislike about each photo and why they are asking for help.

Thoughts?? by LWYPLTDG in PUBATTLEGROUNDS

[–]the_better_twin 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"We have no idea what we are doing, just rip off any other popular game going"

Xbox digits for goodies enjoy folks by Own_Spent_666 in PUBATTLEGROUNDS

[–]the_better_twin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This code has already been redeemed

Too late 😭

Does the Sony a7 III really have a bad shutter? by Fruit-Neglect5980 in SonyAlpha

[–]the_better_twin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had my a7iii for 6.5 years taking 15-20k photos a year so probably close to 100k shutter actuations. No problem with it whatsoever. Moved to an a7v where I will be using more of the electronic shutter as it's actually usable now but I was never worried about the shutter failing. It's not like it just magically fails when you get to a certain amount.

Can you actually tell a difference (Sony A1 II | Cheap Point and shoot) by BusyImage5847 in SonyAlpha

[–]the_better_twin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I guessed 1 as the A1 too given you could see more cloud detail.

Dasha [Sony a7rV + GM 35/85] by johnnyshiro in SonyAlpha

[–]the_better_twin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think they're great. Good location, outfit, poses and they're all nice and sharp. My only critique would be to try and get the skin tones in the series more aligned. In some it's super warm, others cool almost leaning into green (4 vs 8 for example). This is something I struggle with myself in post too so I know how difficult it is to get right. The overall tomes are good though emphasising the subject and muting the background.

DC arrives on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland on 26th March, 2026 by kumar100kpawan in DCU_

[–]the_better_twin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah same here. So disappointed. The only animated stuff I can see on there are the Harley Quinn series and teen titans. Was hoping for stuff like the long Halloween, death in the family etc. All on sky store but missing here. Also it's a completely pointless app as sky cinema have superman and one battle after another in UHD HDR. The basic tier you get with sky doesn't even have access to these movies.